diff --git a/shard/chat.go b/shard/chat.go
index 4ada26a..0e52cc8 100644
--- a/shard/chat.go
+++ b/shard/chat.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func (server *ShardServer) freeChat(peer *protocol.CNPeer, pkt protocol.Packet)
 	}
 
 	// spread message
-	return server.sendOthersPacket(plr, protocol.P_FE2CL_REP_SEND_FREECHAT_MESSAGE_SUCC, protocol.SP_FE2CL_REP_SEND_FREECHAT_MESSAGE_SUCC{
+	return server.sendAllPacket(plr, protocol.P_FE2CL_REP_SEND_FREECHAT_MESSAGE_SUCC, protocol.SP_FE2CL_REP_SEND_FREECHAT_MESSAGE_SUCC{
 		IPC_ID:     int32(plr.PlayerID),
 		SzFreeChat: chat.SzFreeChat,
 		IEmoteCode: chat.IEmoteCode,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (server *ShardServer) menuChat(peer *protocol.CNPeer, pkt protocol.Packet)
 	}
 
 	// spread message
-	return server.sendOthersPacket(plr, protocol.P_FE2CL_REP_SEND_MENUCHAT_MESSAGE_SUCC, protocol.SP_FE2CL_REP_SEND_MENUCHAT_MESSAGE_SUCC{
+	return server.sendAllPacket(plr, protocol.P_FE2CL_REP_SEND_MENUCHAT_MESSAGE_SUCC, protocol.SP_FE2CL_REP_SEND_MENUCHAT_MESSAGE_SUCC{
 		IPC_ID:     int32(plr.PlayerID),
 		SzFreeChat: chat.SzFreeChat,
 		IEmoteCode: chat.IEmoteCode,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (server *ShardServer) emoteChat(peer *protocol.CNPeer, pkt protocol.Packet)
 	}
 
 	// spread message
-	return server.sendOthersPacket(plr, protocol.P_FE2CL_REP_PC_AVATAR_EMOTES_CHAT, protocol.SP_FE2CL_REP_PC_AVATAR_EMOTES_CHAT{
+	return server.sendAllPacket(plr, protocol.P_FE2CL_REP_PC_AVATAR_EMOTES_CHAT, protocol.SP_FE2CL_REP_PC_AVATAR_EMOTES_CHAT{
 		IID_From:   int32(plr.PlayerID),
 		IEmoteCode: chat.IEmoteCode,
 	})
diff --git a/shard/entitymanager.go b/shard/entitymanager.go
index 1d98005..fe875a5 100644
--- a/shard/entitymanager.go
+++ b/shard/entitymanager.go
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ func (server *ShardServer) sendOthersPacket(plr *entity.Player, typeID uint32, p
 	return nil
 }
 
+// sends a packet to all peers in the given chunks
+func (server *ShardServer) sendAllPacket(plr *entity.Player, typeID uint32, pkt ...interface{}) error {
+	chunks := server.getViewableChunks(plr.Chunk)
+	for _, chunk := range chunks {
+		chunk.SendPacket(typeID, pkt...)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (server *ShardServer) removeEntityFromChunks(chunks []*entity.Chunk, this entity.Entity) {
 	for _, chunk := range chunks {
 		for e := range chunk.Entities {